Laws enacted that affect all military personnel
- Joint Service Pay Readjustment Act of 1922
- Pay Readjustment Act of 1942
- Career Compensation Act of 1949
Laws specific to the sea services
The Creation of the United States Navy
As told through the text of the laws passed by Congress.
- Naval Act of 1794
- Naval Act of 1797
- Provide an additional Armament, 1798
- Equip small vessels as gallies, 1798
- Pay & Rations for Ship Captains & Commanders, 1799
- Augmentation of the Navy, 1799
- Navy Rules and Regulations, 1799
- Provide Naval Peace Establishment, 1801
- Increasing the Navy, 1813
- Navy and Marine Corps Pay Adjustment, 1814
- Navy Officer Pay Adjustment, 1835
- Navy Ration, 1842
- Navy Officer Pay Adjustment, 1860
- Navy Ration, 1861
- Navy Officer Grade and Pay Adjustment, 1862
Latest page update was completed on February 11, 2024. Public laws gathered from the Statutes at Large published by the U.S. Government Printing Office and made available electronically by the Library of Congress.